LeGrand Picnic Meets at Whittier in 1935 report
The sixteenth annual LeGrand former residents picnic was held in Whittier at the First M.E. church social hall on Thursday May 30. About 75 attendees included long time LeGrand residents and second third generations. The event featured baritone solos cornet numbers readings and a talk on Europe including Cherammerau.
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LeGrand
Whittier Whittier
Calif
M. EB. Church of
LeGrand End
John R. White
Lewis Hammond
Joe c. Hisey
Robt. White
Scott Keen
Joe W. Plummer
Edwin McGrew
Ray E. Coppack
Gora (Keen) Coppack
Alice (Keen) Phillips
S. M. Rosedale
Everett A. White
Blanche (Keen) Sep
Bavaria
Mae C. Smith
Joe
Rhoda Plummer
J. W. Plummer
Marshall County Baby Beef Tour Dates Set
The Annual Marshall County Baby Beef Tour will be held Tuesday June 11 and Wednesday June 12 starting at the J. R. Fleming home northeast of Green Mountain. Stops cover 50 homes with 79 4 H members and 189 calves on feed. John Quist of Iowa State Extension joins Tuesday, with possible George Brewington of the Town Livestock Marketing Association Wednesday.
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Marshall County
J. R. Fleming
Green Mountain
Arthur Verena
State Center
John Quist
Extension Service
Iowa State College
George Brewington
Town Livestock Marketing Association
Quaker Lane Socials and Family Gatherings Report
From Our Special Correspondent Miss Valeria Bridges of Mon tour visited Friday afternoon with her sister Mrs Howard Keen. A shower will be given Friday afternoon for Miss Adeline Rubenbauer at the Emmett Rubenbauer home. J F Rubenbauer returned Tuesday from Chicago where he had two cars of fat cattle on Monday's market. Dorward Humphrey accompanied him. At the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Hoover two miles west of LeGrand a Sunday gathering on Jane 2 honored Mr and Mrs Arthur Klump of Stockton California. Relatives present included Mr and Mrs C E B Hoover and daughter Maxine Mr and Mrs A J Hoover of Montour Mr and Mrs Alfred Omundson and children Robert and Ann of Marshalltown Mrs Alice Sloat Cora Neil and Gene Hoover.
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Valeria Bridges
Montour
Howard Keen
Adeline Rubenbauwer
Emmett Rubenbauer
J. F. Rubenbauer
Chicago
Dorward
Humphrey
Walter Hoover
LeGrand
Jane
Arthur Klump
Stockton
Calif
C. EB. Hoover
Maxine
A. J. Hoover
Alfred Omundson
Robert and
Ann
Marshalltown
Alice Sloat
Cora
Neil
Gene Hoover
Local Households Host Visits and Moves in Tama Area
The Ray Duncan family and Mrs. Rosa Beechout stayed Sunday with Miss Ida Bailey in Tama. Ward Buchanan is moving into the Shelton cottage vacated by the Joe Kennedy family this week. Fred Pierce and family from Union visited over Decoration Day at the home of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. 8. G. Higginbotham. A. J. Hoover of Montour dined with Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Klump Tuesday evening at their cabin. William Dettmer and family traveled to Chicago Saturday to bring back Dettmer’s relatives visiting them the past month. The Fred Phipps family, formerly of Marshalltown, now reside in Le Grand occupying the Mary Prosha property on College Hill. Officials extend them a hearty welcome and hope they stay permanently. Severe flood conditions in southwestern Nebraska worry families with relatives there, including Harold Perisho whose sister Mrs. Frank King lives in Red Cloud on the Republican River. no word yet on the King family.
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Ray Duncan
Rosa Beechout
Ida, Bailey
Tama
Ward Buchanan
Shelton Cottage
Joe Kennedy
Fred’ Pierce
Union
8. G. Higinbotham
William Dettmer
Chicago
Harold Perisho
Frank King
Red Cloud
Republican River
King
Gorilla Prefers Fresh Bed Each Night In Tree Fork
A gorilla spends much time making a bed of broken branches in a tree fork and does not reuse beds. Each night a new bed is prepared and if the same tree is used again a different fork is chosen.
Treen in old households shaped by timber craft
An old fashion note explains the word treen, once common for household utensils carved from timber. Men felled trees near huts to fashion platters and domestic items, costless material and skilled labor forming daily ware.
Bells Tell Price Trends In Palafrugell Fish Market
A Madrid correspondent reports Palafrugell uses church bells as a town crier to relay fresh fish news. Bell codes announce catches, prices, and stock levels, guiding locals to the market while outsiders cannot understand or buy. The system employs Morse-like signals, with tolling indicating price changes and stock depletion.
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Palafrugell
Madrid
Detroit News
Palafrugeli
Lenin’s Body Resting in Red and Black Granite Tomb
The Lenin mausoleum rises about fifty feet with six stepped stages and is built from red and black granite from across Russia. A fifty ton black granite monolith guards the bronze doors bearing Lenin in red porphyry. Inside, gray steps lead to an underground chamber where Lenin lies in a convex glass case on black granite. The color scheme signals mourning black, revolutionary red, and worker gray.
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Lenin
Russia
Soviet
Washington Star
Hydrogen as Lightest Substance Surprises Scientists
TitBits Magazine notes hydrogen as the lightest substance, lighter than air, water, and gold by huge factors. It cites extreme properties such as boiling below zero, explosive water formation from H2 and O2, and liquefied hydrogen under pressure becoming the heaviest liquid, plus palladium absorbing large hydrogen volumes without chemical change.
Why are Oysters Seasonal Based on the R Rule
The piece explains oysters spawn best when water is around 60 degrees, limiting spawning to warmer months. Oysters are described as strongest from September through April, with age effects: four to five years yields best balance, while younger shells are thin and older become tough suitable mainly for soup.
Origins of Jewish surnames in eighteenth century Austria
Maria Theresa ordered Jews to take new distinct names to avoid legal confusion. The fifty chosen names drew from minerals flowers and other things, giving rise to modern surnames like Goldberg Rosenbaum and Rothschild, as Collier's Weekly notes.
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Austria
Isaac
Israel
Maria Theresa
Goldberg
Gold Mountain
Rosenbaum
Rothschild
Collier’s Weekly
Diamond grinding wheels conditioned for hard machine tools
Genuine diamonds are used for coating grinding wheels with a one eighth inch layer. Off color or small stones are crushed and graded and raised by hand. The diamond layer is applied to the wheel side for side grinding, enhancing tool conditioning per Pearson's Weekly.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Lima Old Place and Early American History
The article notes Lima’s existence nearly a century before Plymouth Rock, placing it in a pre colonial era. It states England’s conflict with Spain’s armada was decades away and that Martin Luther and Shakespeare did not yet live. It emphasizes pre white settlement civilizations in North America.
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Lima
Plymouth Rock
England
Martin Luther
Shakespeare
America
United States
Canada
Lanham Family Record and Indiana memories from Madison era
The memoir recalls Madison Ohio River frontier life including Indian scares, river trade decline as Chicago rose, and the Lanham lineage. Isaac Ariot and Jacob Doyle are mentioned along with family scenes, migration from Kentucky, and milestones of John Lanham born 1782 and Nancy O Neal Lanham born 1784 married 1804.
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Lanham
John Lanham
Nancy (O'Neal) Lanham
Church Day In Marshall County Observed In Marshalltown
Marshalltown will host Church Day on Wednesday June 26 with committees declaring attendance may set a county record. The event showcases church and school works with a parade featuring floats and more than ten bands from Marshall County.
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Marshall County
Marshalltown
Magnetic Compass Based on Earth's Magnetism Explored
A writer in the Indianapolis News explains that the Earth's magnetic field acts as a large, slowly shifting magnet. Freely suspended magnets align vertically near the poles and become horizontal toward the magnetic equator, guiding navigation by correcting magnetic to true north through variation or declination.
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Indianapolis News
Shogun Rule Shrinks Mikado Power Through Centuries
From 1600 to 1868 the shoguns held more authority than the Mikado who remained a figurehead. The Meiji Restoration in 1868 restored the Mikado to supreme power, though descendants of old feudal lords may now influence major Japanese corporations shaping government policy.
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Japan
New Jersey Foreigners and the Bordentown Legacy
The term New Jersey foreigners arose from Joseph Bonaparte seeking asylum in the United States after Napoleon's fall. As an alien he needed a special act to own land, Pennsylvania refused but New Jersey granted it. He settled in Bordentown, and others joked that Jerseymen with a foreign prince were “foreigners.”
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New Jersey
Joseph Bonaparte
Spain
Naples
Napoleon
United States
Pennsylvania
Bordentown
Highland Games Feature At Braemar Royal Site
A vivid feature of Scottish life is the annual Highland games where tartaned clan members gather to hear traditional tunes and compete in ancient sports and dances. The Braemar gathering near Balmoral, royal seat of the S king, is the most noted, drawing royalty to attend.
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Braemar
Balmoral
Qeking
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